Layer‐specific myocardial function in asymptomatic cats with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy assessed using 2‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography

Background Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a primary disorder of the myocardium, is the most common cardiac disease in cats. However, determination of layer‐specific myocardial function with 2D speckle‐tracking echocardiography in cats with asymptomatic HCM has not yet been reported. Objectives T...

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Published in:	Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Main Authors:	Ryohei Suzuki, Yohei Mochizuki, Hiroki Yoshimatsu, Ayaka Niina, Takahiro Teshima, Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hidekazu Koyama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2019-01-01
Subjects:	cat endocardial strain epicardial strain feline myocardium strain
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15339